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1915 Clemson

2–⁠4–⁠2 (2–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Bob Williams.

Clemson, 1915
Photo: Taps staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1915, game by game: won at Furman 99–0; tied vs. Davidson 6–6; won at Tennessee 3–0; lost vs. Auburn 0–14; tied at South Carolina 0–0; lost vs. North Carolina 7–9; lost at VMI 3–6; lost at Georgia 0–13+99−14Won 99–0 at Furman+99FurmanTied 6–6 vs. Davidson0DavidsonWon 3–0 at Tennessee+3TennesseeLost 0–14 vs. Auburn-14AuburnTied 0–0 at South Carolina0South CarolinaLost 7–9 vs. North Carolina-2North CarolinaLost 3–6 at VMI-3VMILost 0–13 at Georgia-13Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atFurmanW 99–⁠062%
Oct 2vsDavidsonT 6–⁠674%
Oct 9atTennesseeW 3–⁠041%
Oct 16vsAuburnL 0–⁠1448%
Oct 28atSouth CarolinaT 0–⁠051%
Nov 6vsNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠962%
Nov 13atVMIL 3–⁠646%
Nov 25atGeorgiaL 0–⁠1342%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 13–⁠0; tied for 8th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
118–⁠48
Coach
Bob Williams
Elo
1528 −29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.9 No. 50 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
W.K. McGill

1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt3–⁠09–⁠1
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠06–⁠2
Auburn5–⁠16–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Florida3–⁠24–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Furman1–⁠15–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠0–⁠2
Mercer1–⁠21–⁠3
Tulane1–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠25–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠44–⁠4
Wofford0–⁠23–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠42–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.